tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:48:45 +0000Enemy of the Stateone man's conspiracy is another man's business planhttp://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)Blogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115792127352430979Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:28:00 +00002006-09-10T23:59:37.560+03:00Cell Phones Are the New BarbieCell Phones Are the New BarbieSome may recall that on the recent occasion of my birthday, Madame and I were presented with new cellular telephones. This coincided with some provider changes Madame had made, for a variety of reasons, all of which can be summed up as "more services, less money."The telephones are called Nokia 6103 and they are very modern, little, and cute. They are so small, in http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/09/cell-phones-are-new-barbie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115641725899649872Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:58:00 +00002006-08-24T14:00:59.026+03:00Americans are not malicious, so why didn't they Resist?Americans are not malicious, so why didn't they Resist?America is all about business. When you talk to most people, the first thing they will tell you about themselves generally has to do with their family, their home, or their interests. When you talk to Americans, the first thing most will tell you about themselves is what they do to make money. That is how they define themselves, what they do http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/americans-are-not-malicious-so-why.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115621997703704622Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:02:00 +00002006-08-22T07:12:57.160+03:00Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization: Grim Realities of The SituationHezbollah is not a terrorist organization: Grim Realities of The SituationAn internet friend sent me the link to an article today. In many ways, it is not unique, there have been several in recent days, many, like this one, written by Israelis for Israelis.My main issue with them is that they do appear to buy into the rather odd "Hezbollah hath bowed the mighty Israel" propaganda meme, I confess http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/hezbollah-is-not-terrorist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115586339620443215Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:03:00 +00002006-08-18T04:09:56.230+03:00Formerly Divided Americans Unite in Support of Zionist AtrocitiesFormerly Divided Americans Unite in Support of Zionist AtrocitiesOver the past month, as the US has moved forward toward Operation Iranian Liberation, deploying its Israeli assets in a brutal re-invasion and occupation of Lebanon, the reaction of Americans has been fascinating to observe.While at least according to some polls, support for the Iraq crusade may have begun to soften in recent monthshttp://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/formerly-divided-americans-unite-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115540554835420461Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:42:00 +00002006-08-12T20:59:09.070+03:00We Are All HezbollahWe Are All HezbollahToday, on another blog which I will not name, in order to spare the poor tired fingers of the operatives of GIYUS et al, I was privileged to see what is to my knowledge, the first instance of an American even hesitantly approaching the momentous and terrible utterance of the Forbidden Phrase:Lebanon has a right to defend itselfHezbollah, like "Al Qaeda," has "morphed;" as a http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/we-are-all-hezbollah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115538421382581135Sat, 12 Aug 2006 11:58:00 +00002006-08-12T21:02:48.786+03:00Kofi Bakes His White Folks A Big Ol' Resolution!Kofi Bakes His White Folks A Big Ol' Resolution!I think it is only natural that just about any "resolution" would be hailed with great joy by many westerners, most of them well-intentioned people who truly do not even notice the racism inherent in the taking for granted that, as As'ad (who by the way, is much more "pro-western" than I) puts it:"Arab prisoners are just not as cute and not as http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/kofi-bakes-his-white-folks-big-ol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115528207460241392Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:21:00 +00002006-08-11T10:43:20.170+03:00Zionist Militants to US: We Need More Cluster Bombs!Zionist Militants to US: We Need More Cluster Bombs!The request for M-26 artillery rockets, which are fired in barrages and carry hundreds of grenade-like bomblets that scatter and explode over a broad area, is likely to be approved shortly, along with other arms, a senior official said.."US corporate media linkThe US-funded Zionist Janjawid martyred more Palestinians and Lebanese today, as part http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/zionist-militants-to-us-we-need-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115507299652216040Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:30:00 +00002006-08-09T00:46:16.850+03:00Zionist Janjawid Atrocity Roundup with Iraq Crusade Stress Relief BonusZionist Janjawid Atrocity Roundup with Iraq Crusade Stress Relief BonusA few news stories (with links) that may be of interest to those who are following the progress of the Situation. Let's start with Iraq:A US military court deciding whether four soldiers should be court-martialled for rape and murder heard today how troops were "driven nuts" by combat stress and how one of the accused burned ahttp://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/zionist-janjawid-atrocity-roundup-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115488896696956296Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:21:00 +00002006-08-06T21:38:30.170+03:00War Without BordersWar Without BordersBackstory: This was written a couple of weeks ago, I didn't post it here because I foolishly thought I would blog Israel's "cleansing" of Lebanon, but others are doing a much better job of that, and this piece speaks to the larger picture, online META included, and the significance to us all of the images we see on our screen, the words we hear and read, and the reality of the http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/war-without-borders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115466835827406415Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:09:00 +00002006-08-04T08:28:21.946+03:00Nasrallah Defies Israel Again!Nasrallah Defies Israel Again!As everybody whose anybody on certain oh-so-exclusive email lists knows, the villainous Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrullah was captured a day and a half or so ago, depending on one's time zone, if one participates in time zones, which I personally do not, I find them vulgar.Anyway, Nasrallah, being the leader of Hezbollah was disguised as a hospital, as usual, but http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/nasrallah-defies-israel-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115453307548946221Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:34:00 +00002006-08-02T18:37:55.510+03:00Israel Obliterates Hezbollah, Which is Disguised as a HospitalIsrael Obliterates Hezbollah, Which is Disguised as a HospitalThere are unconfirmed US propaganda reports that realizing that they might face as many as several hundred individuals opposed to the invasion of their country, brave little Israel dispatched a few thousand of their bold and daring commandos to a hospital, where they are said to have "interrogated" some, kidnapped some, and murdered http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/israel-obliterates-hezbollah-which-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115448263916664580Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:35:00 +00002006-08-02T04:37:19.190+03:00The Road to DamascusThe Road to DamascusFor those wishing details of Israel's "bold and daring" operation to destroy Lebanon, I recommend, as I have many times before, that you visit and bookmark Angry Arab 's site. While I cannot claim to agree with As'ad on a variety of topics, and have in fact chided him over the years for not being angry enough, he has without a doubt, provided the most comprehensive commentary http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/08/road-to-damascus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115427628495374846Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:15:00 +00002006-07-30T19:19:50.853+03:00Nowhere near live blogging of US Qana massacre 'coverage'In the past week nearly 5,000 members of the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) have downloaded special “megaphone” software that alerts them to anti-Israeli chatrooms or internet polls to enable them to post contrary viewpoints. A student team in Jerusalem combs the web in a host of different languages to flag the sites so that those who have signed up can influence an opinion survey or the http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/07/nowhere-near-live-blogging-of-us-qana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115425283248376256Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:41:00 +00002006-07-30T13:21:26.710+03:00Qana Redux: Barbarians Continue Their Slaughter SpreeQana Redux: Barbarians Continue Their Slaughter SpreeNOTE: This is a continuation of the previous post, for the benefit of the commenters, as that page has become unwieldy. Viewing the coverage of the re-massacre of Qana this morning, I am again struck by the differences between CNNs international and domestic. A couple of the "international" reporters have come dangerously close to including in http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/07/qana-redux-barbarians-continue-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115284936729064988Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:54:00 +00002006-07-30T01:15:27.750+03:00Lebanon Has the Right to Defend Itself: The US Must Be Held To AccountLebanon Has the Right to Defend Itself: The US Must Be Held To Account7-29-06 eveningStanding in front of this 8-year-old boy lying in a hospital bed, the "conflict in the Middle East" and the "cost of war" seem endless and suffocating. His pain cannot possibly be imagined as he shakes uncontrollably in and out of shock. He has blood coming from his eyes.His name is Mahmood Monsoor and he is http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/07/lebanon-has-right-to-defend-itself-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115209577227690007Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:34:00 +00002006-07-05T13:36:12.293+03:00You Can't Reason With AmericansYou Can't Reason With AmericansIt's the only society on earth where remote-controlled torture of their own children is considered acceptable, and as they continue to debate whether people defending their homes from a brutal invading horde of murderers, torturers and sexual predators should be granted "amnesty" for having had the temerity to attempt to protect their loved ones from harm, I notice http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/07/you-cant-reason-with-americans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-115105194576014068Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:34:00 +00002006-06-23T11:48:34.670+03:00Is Angelina Jolie the New Madonna? A CultuRambleIs Angelina Jolie the New Madonna? A CultuRambleIt recently came to my attention that we had changed TV satellite signal providers. Having been a DirecTV household for many years, in the course of one afternoon when I was elsewhere located and otherwise occupied, there was apparently a moment in which operatives had installed a Dishnetwork disc onto the roof, our erstwhile receiver boxes had beenhttp://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/06/is-angelina-jolie-new-madonna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114980926150203697Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:22:00 +00002006-06-09T02:27:41.523+03:00Indigenous Nudity versus White Girl Coin Slot: Racism in AmericaIndigenous Nudity versus White Girl Coin Slot: Racism in AmericaThe other night, I had the privilege of entertaining an old friend. It is his first visit to the US, but as he and I have reluctantly acknowledged the truth of the old Mexican adage, "the years do not pass in vain," after a day of sight-seeing, we both wished our combined young folks well as they went out to paint the town red and http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/06/indigenous-nudity-versus-white-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114937137389033898Sat, 03 Jun 2006 21:47:00 +00002006-06-04T00:49:33.910+03:00Understanding America the Exceptional: A Guide for the World's PerplexedUnderstanding America the Exceptional: A Guide for the World's PerplexedWhy is everything always America's fault? What's with the Blame America Firsters?Americans are getting a bit fed up with criticism of their policies, and many are truly perplexed as to why they seem to come under such fire from critics. Do they not investigate almost every report of atrocity that makes it to US corporate http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/06/understanding-america-exceptional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114835616290231812Tue, 23 May 2006 03:48:00 +00002006-05-23T06:49:22.923+03:00The Woes of the Atrocity ApologistThe Woes of the Atrocity ApologistThe world has some dirty callings, but those who are charged with the defense of atrocities win the "hard row to hoe" contest hands down.These days, they are usually Americans, defending American atrocities. It's not that people from other countries never commit atrocities, just that at this particular time in history, Americans have effectively cornered the http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/05/woes-of-atrocity-apologist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114803634591456420Fri, 19 May 2006 10:40:00 +00002006-05-19T14:01:37.290+03:00Painting the American Blogospere with Brushes Broad and FinePainting the American Blogospere with Brushes Broad and FineIf you hate what America stands for that much - go find a European Blog...or some other country - just go away.You make us all sound like idiots which does nothing to sway anyone's heart and mind. I no longer feel you are a part of this community whether you continue to post here or not. Anyone that has such a low opinion of ALL http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/05/painting-american-blogospere-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114654033081998420Tue, 02 May 2006 03:23:00 +00002006-05-02T06:25:30.840+03:00As Migrants and Immigrants Find Their Voice, In the Mainstream, Hatred Becomes PandemicAs Migrants and Immigrants Find Their Voice, In the Mainstream, Hatred Becomes PandemicEven on the internets, it rages. Even on blogs generally noted for a higher percentage of reading and thinking participants, anti-Otherism causes dialogue to degrade into schoolyard insults, non-sequiturs to posts expressing unpopular view.And the gap between its mainstream and what the US has instead of a lefthttp://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/05/as-migrants-and-immigrants-find-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114651640399560859Mon, 01 May 2006 20:46:00 +00002006-05-02T02:55:37.270+03:00May 1 News Coverage: Am I Live Blogging Yet?May 1 News Coverage: Am I Live Blogging Yet?So far, it seems like the hands down winner here are the people in the streets. They are smiling, they are dancing, they are celebrating human rights, celebrating their attempt to educate people on the subject of human rights.However, in fairness, having sampled the coverage both around the internets and on the Crusade News channels, the education http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/05/may-1-news-coverage-am-i-live-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114625011328410363Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:46:00 +00002006-04-29T13:15:38.020+03:00Primero de Mayo: A Day without Immigrants, a Call to Respect Human RightsPrimero de Mayo: A Day without Immigrants, a Call to Respect Human RightsOn Monday, May 1st, millions of people in the US will participate in a demonstration for human rights.Many people who do not have documents purchased from the Washington retailer will not go to work, to help educate others about their contribution to the US economy.People who do go to work will refrain from buying and http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/04/primero-de-mayo-day-without-immigrants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051593.post-114611475817386120Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:04:00 +00002006-04-27T08:15:00.076+03:00ACLU Petition: Torture is Un-AmericanACLU Petition: Torture is Un-AmericanActually, torture is un-human, but let's not quibble. Americans who oppose this longstanding policy are courageous people. So go sign the petition. The ACLU plans to present it to Condaleeza Rice.And encourage other bloggas to link it on their blogs, like Man Eegee and liberal catnip have done.http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/2006/04/aclu-petition-torture-is-un-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DuctapeFatwa)